Combined challenges ....

... it's been a busy old day!!  Despite being on crutches, I managed to get to craft class this morning; Peter, my friend's husband, was kind enough to pick me and take me and my stash to the class.  He took me home too!  You know, when you have difficulties, that's when you find out who will really help out in a crisis!!  I've got lots of good friends.  And this afternoon I took deliver of a new Sky HD+ box - it's smaller, has a bigger storage capacity and works!!  I watched some Wimbledon in HD this afternoon - looks amazing!!!

I didn't get to play in my craft room yesterday - I spent the day with my Mum - watching some TV and chatting - it was great.  However, I did manage to play this afternoon.  And I made a card that cover two challenges.  The first is CAS-ual Fridays - where they want us to use colour blocks, and the second is Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge.  This one is a bit different - it's WMSC52 - the challenge is a year old and we can pick any of the previous sketches.  The first time I did this challenge was WMSC15 - so I went back to that one and had another go!

My card is really clean and simple - for the colour blocks I've used a paint colour card, trimmed down to fit on the card base.  I stamped one of the lovely doilies onto the card in basic grey, attached the paint card and then added a simple die cut sentiment.  Quick and easy.

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Dainty Doilies Small
Inks: Stampin' Up! - Basic Grey
Accessories:  Die cut sentiment - Cuttlebug, Paint sample (Dulux) and card from stash

Here's the card I made last year using the WMSC15 sketch - full details are here.

That's all for now - I'm off to get dinner for us all and then sit down with a glass of wine and watch the Wimbledon review.  See you later.

Father's Day ....

For my CR84FN post - click here.

... and both my children asked me to make cards for their Dad.  Ben used to make cards, but he's a bit out of practice, but Kathryn is just being a minx!  She loves to make cards - she's been busy with playing out, going to dance class and, yesterday, she was out at the School Fair.  They both had very definite ideas of what they wanted for Jonathan's cards.

Ben told me that it the card had to have a music theme.  Jonathan loves all things musical - well not classical or opera or musical shows - but most everything else.  So Ben had a look through my stash and found a Kanban sheet which featured the Beatles.  Perfect!  After that, Ben left it up to me.  I used the Stampin' Up! Colour Guide to find some colours that worked together.  I created the background with WMS musical backgrounds stamps.  The topper opens up to reveal a guitar!!  Inside the card, there is a simple sentiment - Happy Father's Day.

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Musical Backgrounds;  Stampin' Up! - Occasional Greetings

Inks:  Stampin' Up! - Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive

Spellbinders: Pinking Circles Lg (S4-170) die # 6

Accessories:  Kanban - Apple Beat (PCT9084); Dad label (FOC with magazine); Card from stash

Ben was delighted with this card - and he's signed it.  Jonathan will get the card when he comes back from India - only another six weeks to go.  I know it's bad, but I am wishing the weeks away!!



Anyway, moving to Kathryn's card for her Dad.  She also had very set ideas of what she wanted on the card.  Her Dad is the "best" Dad in the world - so it had to say so!!  Kathryn also had a rummage through my stuff - and she found the Pint Size Heroes set from Waltzingmouse stamps - she fell in love the spaceship.  Which is sort of good - I've not used that one before!   I used a bit of black dotty card for the base.  Onto this I stamped in Versamark some stars - which were embossed with clear powder.  It's special embossing powder - it's supposed to glow in the dark.  It does, but it's very faint and sadly I couldn't get a photo of it.  I stamped and coloured two spaceships, cut them both out and layered them - giving a bit of dimension.  I added the Best Dad sentiment to the front of the card, and on the inside it says "love you, to the moon and back!".  Kathryn loves it!

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Pint Size Heroes, Teeny Trees; Anita's - Best Dad
Inks:  Stampin' Up! - Real Red; Memento - Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Promarkers; Personal Impressions - Glow in the Dark embossing powder; Card from stash

You can see the embossed stars in the detail shot here - they really are very pretty.  You can also see the slight depth to the spaceship.

I'm really pleased with this card - I'm sure that Jonathan will love both cards very much indeed.  And tomorrow, when I speak with him (just love Skype) I'll get him to log onto my blog - then he can get his cards on the day!  Albeit, virtually!!



And that's all for today.  I'm going to attempt some ironing this afternoon; I need to get some done.  Hopefully, my knee will continue to hold up okay.  Thanks again for all the kind comments.  Oh yes, before I go, I'd like to welcome a new follower - Hi Pamela - welcome aboard!!  Bye for now - see you all tomorrow!

CR84FN32 - Birthday wishes to Mona ...

.... I think I've mentioned that there's something special about June - another of the Design Team is celebrating this week - our very own Mona Pendleton.  Have a very Happy Birthday!!

And now to our CR84FN colour challenge - bright, zingy, fresh colours - aqua, green and yellow - just gorgeous!!  Love them.

The inspiration pictures are courtesy of Leslie at A Creative Mint - great photos!!  Scott has come up trumps again with the quote - I so enjoy the creative process when making cards.

I've made a birthday card with these colours - and no, it's not Mona's card - you'll get to see that on the day!!  I wanted to make a card with a yellow "beetle" - you know, the car!!  I think it's a cute car - and I wanted to make the card for a girl!  I stamped the background using aqua and green, then I stamped the cute "beetle" onto white card and cut it out with my oval nesties.  I masked off the car and sponged on the sky and ground.  I used Promarkers to colour the car.  I cut out a beaded oval mat in bright aqua and threaded a yellow ribbon through the holes.  I made a matching, but smaller, beaded oval for the birthday sentiment.  To complete the card I added some lovely textured flowers, with gems, in the challenge colours.

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Victorian Frippery, Half Pint Heroes, Say It Loud
Inks:  Stampin' Up! - Wild Wasabi, Tempting Turquoise; Memento - Tuxedo Black; Distress - Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint
Spellbinders:  Beaded Ovals (S4-294) dies #4 and # 2, Classic Ovals (S4-113) ~ 5
Promarkers: Cyan, Canary, Lemon, Blush, Satin, Cool Grey 1 & 3
Accessories:  Petaloo - Flora Doodles; Card and ribbon from stash

Don't forget, as it's summer and we're all very busy with school events and holidays, the CR84FN challenge is now a fortnightly challenge.  So you've got even more time to enter!  For more amazing and inspirational cards don't forget to visit the other DT members:

Sue

Andrea

Stephanie

Suzanne

Heather

Mona
Lisa

That's all for now.  I look forward to seeing your creations soon.  Bye for now.

Less is More 20, take 2 ....

.... Chrissie and Mandi have challenged us to make a themed card for this week's Less is More Challenge.  The theme is "monogram" - that's a design that features one or more initials.  Now this is a difficult challenge, as just making the initial letter of a word large and decorated is not a monogram - it's an illuminated word!!  I made a card for my Mum earlier and the monogram there was "M" - she's delighted with her card and has it on her bedside table.  Gotta love your Mum!!

This card is for another member of my family.  As you know, Ben lives with his father and we only get to see him during the holidays.  But I do like to keep in touch and I make lots of cards to send to Ben - so this time my monogram is "B" for Ben.  Once again, I made the letter on the computer.  The font is called Jokerman - a bit funky - and is printed at 250point.  I masked the area around the letter and inside the loops, and then stamped my favourite Free Spirit stamp over the top!  It's really clean, simple and bright - just right for a teenage boy.  I'll post it on Monday.

Image:  Jokerman font - 250 point
Spellbinders:  Wonky Rectangles (S4-306) dies #5 and #6
Cuttlebug:  Embossing folder - Traffic Jam
Accessories:  Stampin' Up! ink - Pacific Point; Card from stash

That's all for this evening.  It's been a good day here in North Wales - we've escaped the worst of the rain.  In fact, the sun shone for our school fair this afternoon - Kathryn had a great time.  Sadly, I wasn't able to go - I just couldn't walk to school on crutches.  Touch wood, the knee is beginning to feel much steadier!  I've been able to walk around without using the crutches, but going upstairs I still need a lot of support.

I'll have a couple of posts for you tomorrow - the first is the new colour challenge at CR84FN - do drop in and see what super colours we have for you.  The second post - a bit later in the day - well, that's a surprise!!  See you tomorrow.

Less is More 20 ...

... challenge number 20 from Less is More is theme based, and the theme is monograms.  Chrissie and Mandi have made really super inspiration cards - and, as I think this is a tough challenge, they are much appreciated.  The definition of monogram is: "a design composed of one or more letters, typically the initials of a name, used as an identifying mark". 

There are already quite a lot of entries, and it's taken me a while to think of what to do.  I've decided to make a card for my wonderful Mum - no particular reason - but just because I can, and because I love her.  So the obvious choice of initial is "M" - the hardest part was to pick the font.  I don't have many letter stamps, so I decided to select a font on the computer, print it off and decorate it!

I selected the very ornate font - Parchment - and printed it at 200 point and in a pale grey.  I used my nesties to cut out the letter.  I used a glue pen to outline and fill in the actual letter and then poured on some lovely pale pink glitter.  The backing mat comes from a stack that I got free with Cardmaking & Papercraft.  It's soft, pretty and feminine and is perfect for my Mum.

Image:  Parchment font - 200pt
Accessories:  Paper - The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady; Glitter - Martha Stewart, Kunzite; card from stash

I took a close up photo to show just how pretty the glitter looks!

I'll have another card for this challenge later this evening - see you then.

St Luke's - mid-month prompt ....

... as the St Luke's Charity Card Challenge is monthly - we thought it might be helpful to provide some mid-month inspiration (and remind you to enter!!).  Our theme this month is "Come fly with me" - and my first card was a hot air balloon with map backing - perfect for a guy.  This card is totally different - it's very girly and has been made for my great-niece, Katie, who is 3.  And, silly me, I completely forgot - so this will be winging its way to her shortly!

As you can see - I found Pegasus!!!  The card was actually quite quick and easy to make.  The backing is some paper that I got free with one of the magazines (can't remember which one) - but it's perfect for the magical feel that I want to have on this card.  The images are from Papermania - they're not mine.  My mate, Buffy, came to stay over half-term and we had a couple of very happy days in my dining rooms borrowing each other's stash!  I've coloured the images with Promarkers and added some sparkle.

Stamps:  Papermania - Midnight Fairytale - Castle and Unicorns
Accessories:  Promarkers - various; Backing papers (Debbie Moore): Number embellishment and card from stash

We have 27 entries so far and there's still plenty of time to join us - we'd love to get to 50 entries this month.  And our winner this month will win a big tin of ribbons and buttons!!  You've got until midday on 30th June!  Oh yes, just to let you know that we'll be having a prize every month from now on!!  Full details of the challenge can be found here.

Now, I'm off to make some cards for this week's Less Is More challenge - see you later!

Nautical Dad's Day ...

For my Waltzingmouse Blog Waltz post - see here.

... this is a card for my father - I used the wonderful colours from this week's Colour Q challenge - the inspiration picture is a striped tie, so it made me think of cards for men!

I've had to adapt the colours a little, as I think the burgundy and blue must be older Stampin' Up! colours.  I made my card using some new stamps that I got from QVC last week - they're made by Kanban and the set is called All Occasions - and there's not a stamp that I don't like.  I've gone for a nautical theme.  I started off by stamping the anchor in the corner of my card and then masked it before stamping the main lighthouse image (love the swirl).  Next I added the flying birds and the simple sentiment.  I added some colour to the image using my aqua painter - I like the watercolour effect.  I added a bit of sparkle to the light in the lighthouse and the moon using Sakura Stardust pens.  Sadly the sparkle doesn't show up well in the scan.

Stamps: Kanban - All Occasions, Words (don't know the name of the set, but also from QVC)
Inks:  Stampin' Up! - Cherry Cobbler (Bravo Burgundy), Bashful Blue (Bordering Blue), Cajun Craze, Basic Grey
Accessories:  Sakura Stardust pens, card from stash

For various reasons, my father and I have not been in touch for many, many years and I thought it was time to try and make contact again.  Since my sister died in March I've been thinking about my father more and more, so I sent this to Dad this morning.  And now it's up to him.  Families are funny things!! 

I'm off to do a bit of reading and resting my knee.  It's feeling very much better than yesterday, but I have to keep remembering not to use it too much - I'm scared that it will go again!!  See you all later.

Waltz along with me ....

.... the last month has simply flown by and it's time for our monthly Blog Waltz with Waltzingmouse Stamps.  The theme this time is "is 4th July/Americana - we're celebrating our cousins in the USA!!" Follow the link above for all the details - it's not too late to join in!

This is my card for the July 4th celebrations.  Some day I'd like to be in the US for Independence Day - it must be such fun!

The blue border is not part of my card - it's just so that I could see the card edge when I scanned it!  I do hope our American friends are not offended by my take on their National Flag - but I thought it was the perfect background for July 4th celebrations!  I used a number of WMS sets in this card - and decided to keep to a colour scheme of blue, red and white - very patriotic!! 

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Bitty Banners, Off Beat Backgrounds, Say It Loud
Inks:  Stampin' Up! - Real Red, Night of Navy; Memento - Tuxedo Black
Spellbinders:  Nested Lacey Pennants (S5-029) die #1
Accessories:  Chipboard Letters - Colour Connection; Card from stash

Those chipboard letters are the ones I got from Abakhan on Wednesday when my knee collapsed!  So glad I remembered to bring them home with me.  I'd like to say thank you for the very kind comments and best wishes I received.  I am being very careful on my crutches - I have no intention of doing more damage by rushing around!!  My physio is a wonderful - while not completely pain free - my knee is much improved after yesterday's visit.

And now, I'm off to join in the Waltz and see all your lovely cards.

Sunshine doily ...

... the One Layer Wednesday challenge is being hosted by Susan at Simplicity this week.  Susan has gone for a colour challenge this week - very bright, zesty colours - yellow, orange and aqua - just gorgeous! 

My card for this challenge is for a friend's birthday.  Lena is the Beaver Scout Leader in our village; she's been doing it for years, and I met her through the Group.  She's a wonderful lady - full of fun and these colours remind me of her - bright, cheerful, happy and a good mate!   So I've gone for a sunshine doily rising to send her birthday wishes!

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Dainty Doilies Lg, Dainty Doilies Sm; Personal Impressions - Wording stamps (PICS066) by Paula Pascual
Inks:  Stampin' Up! - Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Tuquoise

I'm sorry, but I've had to scan the card as I'm not able to take photos at the moment.  Very hard to balance on crutches and take a photo without (a) falling over or (b) blurred photo!   

So far I'm managing to get around okay on the crutches, but I have to remember not to put weight on my left leg.  And it's so frustrating - I'm not ill, just not able to move about easily!!  I have to plan my crafting very carefully as the computer is upstairs in our office and my craft room is downstairs.  And it's hard to carry thing up and down stairs - so glad that my handbag goes over my head!!   

That's all for now.  I hope to be back later this evening to share another card with you.  See you later.

Bad knee ....

... yesterday morning started off so well - Heather, Mum and I headed off to the big Abakan in Mostyn - me driving.  Heather and I spent some time pottering around the craft shop section of the shop - so many lovely goodies, but I was very restrained and only got some chipboard letters and some gilding flakes.  I'd been limping a litttle around the shop, but it was okay. 

Then, just after I'd paid and while I was standing by the till waiting for Heather to pay, I felt, and thought I heard, a very large pop in my left knee.  The next thing I know is that I'm almost sitting on the floor and am have incredible pain in my knee.  I managed to get into a chair, but wasn't able to take any weight on my left leg at all - well I could stand on it, but it made my eyes water!!!  LOTS!

Between Heather, the shop assistant and me - I managed to get back into the car - Heather drove home.  I had to crawl into my house on my hands and knees, and if it hadn't hurt so much it would have been funny.  I phoned my doctor and was advised to go to Accident and Emergency.

I arrived at 4.30pm and had to stay on my own.  Heather was kind enough to make sure that Mum and Kathryn were okay, but she couldn't stay with me.  I was seen and had some X-rays of my knee - no breaks - which is good.  However, I was still in enormous amounts of pain - and feeling like an idiot!  I was given some stronger painkillers - good! :)  Then I went to the Observation ward where I waited until almost 11pm to see the doctor.  Good thing I'd taken a book to read.

The upshot is that I've got some serious damage to the ligaments, and possibly the cartilage, in my left knee.  I have my leg strapped up - looking a bit like the Michelin Man!  And I've been given crutches - as I can't walk without them.  I'm seeing my physio later today - hopefully she'll be able to help with the pain.  And in the meantime, I'm pretty much housebound.  Good thing I've got a nice craft room downstairs!! :)  The only thing is that I'm supposed to keep my leg elevated, so crafting will be difficult!

That's all for now.  I'm about to try and negotiate the bathroom with a pair of crutches!!

Tic-tac-toe Friday ....

... CAS-ual Friday's challenge this week is in the form of a tic-tac-toe grid - where we get to pick a line, vertically, horizontally or diagonally.  So the possibilities are endless - but for me it was trying to decide which line to pick.

I finally settled on the diagonal which includes "buttons, dies(punches) and emboss".  And because I'd been working on the Jingle Belles challenge immediately before making this card - my CAS-ual Friday card is also a Christmas card - but hey that's good - I'm up to 27 Christmas cards now!! :)  This is a very clean and simple design - and I'm rather pleased with it!

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Festive Foliage, Asian Gardens; The sentiment is from a bargain bin set
Inks:  Stampin' Up! - Early Espresso, Riding Hood Red, Garden Green
Accessories:  Stampin' Up! - Bauble punch; Cuttlebug folder - Snowflakes

I've combined the embossing and punching in the bauble element and the buttons are the holly berries - easy!

That's all for now.  My friend Heather has just arrived so we're going to have a long gossip.  And, more importantly, we're off the the local craft shop :)))  Seeya later!

Jingle Belles .....

... I'm still busy working on my resolution to make at least one Christmas card a week - I'm doing reasonably well - I have 25 cards made already.  I need to make at least 150!! :)  So this week's challenge over at Jingle Belles is perfect and allows me to make it 26 cards to date!!  This week we have a sketch to follow designed by Kirsty Vittetoe.  Not only has Kirsty designed the sketch for this week's challenge, but as owner of Pixie Dust Paperie, she has donated a prized for this week's challenge!!

I've gone for a monochrome look, with lots of texture by way of dry embossing.  It was very easy to make, simply cutting a couple of backing sheets one from embossed mirri board and one from some pretty designer paper.  I used my Martha Stewart punch to make the bauble punched border and finally I added the toppers - made from bits of scrap - I cut them to size and attached them to the card.  The main Christmas bauble was die cut with the Stampin' Up! Christmas Bauble punch.

Cuttlebug Embossing Folders:  Snowflakes, Christmas Countdown
Paper:  Anita's Classic Christmas Blue Papers
Accessories:  Martha Stewart Bauble border punch; Card from stash

I was hoping to get back and post another card yesterday evening, but it took quite a while to catch up on commenting on CR84FN and St Luke's Charity Card Challenge - but it was such fun.  And I'm pleased to report that my Physio is just brilliant - after just one session with her yesterday morning, I was pain free almost all day.  The tablets may have helped :)  but she's did a great job and I'm off to see her again later this week. 

Before I go, I must apologise for the photo of my card - I still don't have my photo studio (corner) set up yet!!  And I've a question to anyone who can help - I'd like to find a nice countdown/up ticker to record the number of Christmas cards I've made towards my target.  I've seen a few sites, but there are so many that I'd like to hear what people think of their ticker!  Thanks.  See you later.

A couple of challenges ...

... well, I didn't get around to sharing a card yesterday!  I  had a really fun day, spending yesterday morning at Craft class catching up with the girls - seeing what they've been making and generally chatting!!  It's so nice to be in the company of other crafters - they really understand when you say that you "need" a new stamp, die cutter, etc! 

And yesterday afternoon was spent watching the Men's Tennis final from Queen's.  Andy Murray (GB) vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France).  The final was supposed to be played on Sunday, but the weather was so awful that it was postponed to Monday.  I love to watch tennis - it can be so exciting, but Andy lost the first set and I was chewing my nails halfway through the second set - I thought it was all over.  Then, Andy seemed to step his game up - and he won the tie-break on the second set.  Andy really seemed to be getting better all the way through the third set, and he eventually won 3-6, 7-6, 6-4.  It was a super game and I'm now getting ready for two glorious weeks of tennis from Wimbledon!  It all starts on 20th June :)))


However, I did get to play in my craft room late yesterday evening and I decided to make one card for two challenges.  The colours for this week's Play Date Cafe Challenge - PDCC85 - are just beautiful; blueberry, dusky rose and cream!!  And I'm almost at the deadline for this challenge.  For the layout I've used the  sketch from this week's Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge - WMSC51.  The sketch was created by WMS DT member - Belinda Chang Langner - she does lovely work!!

For a change, I've stuck to the layout given in the sketch - no adapting shapes, no changes of position and no flipping - my layout is just as Belinda designed the sketch!  I started off with a plain cream textured card base, masked off a small border all the way around the card and then stamped a lovely lace pattern in the "blueberry" colour all over it.  I cut out a small panel of pearlised cream card onto which I stamped my sentiment.  For the circle shapes I used the wonderful doily stamps - just perfect for this sketch.  I cut the largest out using my nesties and the two smaller circles with Stampin' Up! punches.  Finally, I added some bling!

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Dainty Doilies Large, Dainty Doilies Small; Kanban - All Occasions (lace); Papermania - Birdsong (sentiment)
Inks:  Distress - Chipped Sapphire, Victorian Velvet
Spellbinders:  Big Scalloped Circles Lg (S4-249) die # 2
Accessories:  Card and gems from stash; Stampin' Up! circle punches

I'm off to my local hospital this morning for a blood test - just to check thyroxine levels and make sure my tablets are working!!  I'm going to accompanied by my Mum - she's having blood taken to check her Warfarin levels.  And then I'm having some physio on my knee - hopefully, it will start to feel better soon!!

That's all for now - I'll be checking in again later today - I've still got lots of commenting to do on this week's CR84FN challenge - so many lovely cards!!  See you soon.

OLW57 and Less is More19 ....

.... I love it when I can combine two of my favourite challenges.  Both challenges are for cards with clean and simple designs.  The One Layer Wednesday - OLW57 challenge this week is being hosted by Jennifer at Styles Ink where the brief is Summer Holidays.  The challenge at Less is More also for a one layer card, but it needs to include a frame.

It's taken me a little while to come up with something for OLW57 - I have several lovely stamps featuring lighthouses - but that's been done.  I thought about flip-flops.  Then I decided to use a sweet little stamp that I got free with Craft Stamper - and just makes me think of beaches! And hence long hot summer holidays lying by the sea, listening to the waves and enjoying the sunshine!!  If only!  And best of all it also fits the LIM challenge as the stamp comes with it own word frame!!  It's a sweet card, pearlised ivory in colour and only measures 3" × 3".  I used two shades of brown ink; covering the whole of the image with the lighter colour and adding the darker colour to the words and edges of the shell. 

Stamp:  Sea Shells - Free with Craft Stamper Magazine
Inks:  Memento - Potters Clay, Rich Cocoa

That's my first card today - I hope to get back later with at least one more card.  This morning I'm off to my local Craft group - it's been ages since I've managed to attend, so I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone's been up to.  And, of course, to share some of my cards with them.  I do hope that today's weather is a bit more summery.  See you later.

Less is More 19 - frames ...

.... the first blog I check on Saturday morning is Less is More.  Since this challenge started in January I think I've only missed the few weeks while I was in India - it's totally addictive and extremely challenging.  It's also one of the most supportive challenge blogs about - lots of helpful hints and tips from Chrissie, Mandi and everyone who plays!  We are on week 2 of the monthly rota and that means a one layer card - I rather like one layer cards, but there is always a twist.  And this time, the twist is that Chrissie and Mandi us to be "in the frame".  The frame can be a doodle, embossed, hand drawn, stamped, painted, which ever technique you fancy - but the main part of the image must be in the frame!

I've got great plans for this challenge and I will be posting more cards during the week, but this is my first card.  I've gone to a set that I've only used a few times - don't know why, it's super.  I went for the resist technique and stamped my image with Versamark and clear embossed it.  Then I took several shades of pink/red and sponged over the image - and like magic the image appears!!  For balance I added a swirly flourish to the bottom and top of the card.  And that's it - done!!

Stamps:  Inkadinkadoo - Boxed Wishes;  Kanban - All Occasions
Inks:  Distress - Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Barn Door; Versamark
Accessories:  Card and embossing powder from stash

That's all for now - I'm off to get dinner for us all.  It's been a thoroughly miserable day here in North Wales - wall to wall rain!!!  It feels more like Autumn today.  The plus side is that I've done some reading, some more tidying in my craft room (and discovered a few "lost" items) and made one challenge card!  I hope to get back with another later this evening.  See you soon.